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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhua) — A total of 40 million yuan (about 5.57 million U.S. dollars) has been allocated from the central government’s fund to support emergency rescue and disaster relief efforts in Hainan, Guangdong and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the Ministry of Finance said Sunday.
The financial support is being provided in connection with heavy rains and floods caused by Typhoon Wutip in southern China, according to an official statement.
The funds, allocated by the Ministry of Finance of the People’s Republic of China and the Ministry of Emergency Management of the People’s Republic of China, will be used for the evacuation and accommodation of victims, the identification and elimination of hazardous factors, and the implementation of measures to prevent secondary disasters.
Typhoon Wutip, the first typhoon of the year, made landfall in Dongfang, Hainan Province, on Friday evening. It made landfall again in Leizhou City, neighboring Guangdong Province, on Saturday afternoon. -0-